Cyclone Mocha: Asean delivers another batch of humanitarian aid to Myanmar

BANGKOK - Asean had delivered another batch of humanitarian aid early this week worth US$37,800 to Myanmar that bore the brunt of Cyclone Mocha’s wrath last month.

According to Asean chairman’s statement, the relief items include emergency shelter tool kits and a manual water filtration system that arrived in Yangon on Monday (June 26).

It said the items were transported from Disaster Emergency Logistics System for Asean (DELSA) warehouse in Subang, Malaysia by Indonesia’s military aircraft.

"Asean stands ready to continue supporting Myanmar, including in the transition from emergency response to recovery phase.

"Modality of support may be developed, among others, from the final Asean Emergency Response and Assessment Team (Asean-ERAT) assessment report. Asean Secretary-General, in his capacity as the Asean Humanitarian Assistance Coordinator (SG-AHAC), will coordinate Asean's response,” it said.

Last week, two batches of DELSA relief items worth US$393,400 were also shipped from Subang to Yangon on June 21 and 28.

To date, through Asean Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre), Asean has mobilised 10 batches of humanitarian support for Myanmar with a total value of around US$ 1.6 million.

The statement said the items were mobilised through commercial flight, sea freight, and military aircraft from Singapore and Indonesia.

Asean Member States have also responded individually by providing humanitarian nassistance support in the forms of financial aid, logistics, and tools/equipment.

Cyclone Mocha’s devastating impact has affected millions in Myanmar and severely damaging 277,011 buildings including residential houses, schools, hospitals, and other public facilities. - BERNAMA